5 Things that could happen when Brock Lesnar returns to SmackDown on December 10th

Brock Lesnar is all set to make his return to SmackDown on December 10th. While it isn't going to be his official return from suspension, he seems to have found another way.

The Twitter account of Staples Center in Los Angeles, where the show is taking place, tweeted that the suspended legend plans to buy a ringside ticket for the episode.

It will be interesting to see how involved Lesnar gets. This is a storyline loophole for The Beast Incarnate to appear in what is expected to be a huge edition of the Blue brand.

Not only this but even FOX Network Executives are expected to be in attendance. Here are five major things Brock Lesnar could do on his return to SmackDown in less than a month:

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#5. Brock Lesnar declares entry to the 2022 Royal Rumble match

Could Brock Lesnar join the likes of Triple H, John Cena, Batista, Randy Orton, Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, Edge, and Shawn Michaels as multi-time Royal Rumble winners? The answer could be yes.

It all depends on what WWE's plans for Lesnar are at Royal Rumble 2022. Since it's being heavily rumored that a WrestleMania 38 clash against Roman Reigns is inevitable, the best course for the company is perhaps to have Brock Lesnar win the Royal Rumble again, 19 years after his first victory.

The circumstances would be highly different. In January 2003, he was still a relative newcomer and had to overcome The Big Show to earn a Royal Rumble spot before getting through some elite names such as The Undertaker to win the match.

This time around, it will be the veteran Lesnar seeking retribution on The Tribal Chief, and his path to WrestleMania might be by winning the Royal Rumble 2022 bout.

While fans would prefer having a younger star win it, it's only possible if WWE chooses the alternate route of having The Beast Incarnate eventually earn No.1 contender status to qualify for the Universal title match at WrestleMania.

#4. An extremely tense Brock Lesnar-Adam Pearce confrontation

The last time Brock Lesnar and Adam Pearce were in the ring, it ended badly for the WWE authority figure. As can be seen in the tweet above, it wasn't the first time Pearce had the collars of his blazer clutched on to by a top superstar.

However, nobody assaulted him the way Lesnar did. Adam Pearce decided to suspend him indefinitely, and after the assault, he fined The Beast Incarnate one million dollars.

It only makes storyline sense for Brock Lesnar to have a tense confrontation with Adam Pearce, who technically can't deny him a front-row seat if he buys the ticket with his own money.

It will be interesting to see how the potential confrontation between the two plays out, and we anticipate that it will lead to the end of Lesnar's suspension one way or the other.

Pearce has been a solid authority figure, but his influence may not be enough to hold back Brock Lesnar. However, what we don't anticipate is another assault happening on him at the hands of Lesnar.

#3. Brock Lesnar brutally assaults Roman Reigns

While Adam Pearce represents the corporate engine, it isn't him who Brock Lesnar will be after. The target will be none other than Universal Champion Roman Reigns, as well as The Usos, and potentially Paul Heyman.

While the tensions with Heyman came to a boil at Crown Jewel 2021, it somewhat cooled down after Lesnar was suspended. It was interesting because the Brock Lesnar-Roman Reigns storyline almost saw Paul Heyman as the central figure.

Throughout the time, Heyman's loyalty was in question, and The Tribal Chief wasn't convinced that he was trying to help him at Crown Jewel when he threw the Universal title in the ring.

However, the "accident" led to Reigns smacking Lesnar's head with the title, and that eventually led to his victory over The Beast Incarnate. It's all about vengeance for Brock Lesnar, who has now lost the last two matches he has had against Roman Reigns.

A brutal assault on Reigns would be a huge statement to make to build anticipation to their WrestleMania clash in Dallas next April.

#2. Brock Lesnar wrecks the SmackDown roster to send a message

Chaos always seems to draw interest, and Brock Lesnar in the middle of it would add even more interest. He is undoubtedly the most legitimate superstar in WWE history, being an NCAA Division-I Heavyweight Champion, as well as a former UFC Heavyweight Champion.

Lesnar is arguably the most dominant superstar in WWE history, and deservedly so. The problem with the Roman Reigns-Brock Lesnar feud is that they have already faced off on five separate occasions in singles contests.

While the first occasion saw Seth Rollins get involved, their next three bouts in 2018 didn't exactly deliver given the caliber of the matches. Their Crown Jewel bout was arguably their second-best one, behind their first clash at WrestleMania 31 - an instant classic in hindsight.

One advantage of the feud in 2021-22 is that the dynamic between them has changed, as Lesnar is now the babyface and Reigns is the biggest heel in WWE. But even then, WWE may have Brock Lesnar wreck a large part of the SmackDown roster to build chaos and add anticipation to their feud.

#1. Brock Lesnar crosses paths with Drew McIntyre again

While this would be an exciting direction for Brock Lesnar, we selfishly hope that this interaction doesn't happen just yet. Amidst all the chaos, Drew McIntyre could be out and he could have a tense confrontation with The Beast Incarnate.

The only problem with this is that it might lead to a Royal Rumble singles match where Lesnar wins. McIntyre got his coronation against the former WWE Champion in 2020, but it didn't work out as it should have as there were no crowds present.

He is now a SmackDown star and the company is doing well to give him a slow but steady start on the Blue brand. There doesn't seem to be a rush for a Roman Reigns Universal title feud right away, and we hope that the rivalry gets delayed as much as possible.

In the case of Brock Lesnar, we anticipate that there could be a tense face-to-face confrontation, perhaps planting the seeds for a match in the future. It would be interesting, but it's not the direction that WWE should take with Lesnar or McIntyre in the immediate future.